Damon ?Karma? Barlow, the first and only three-time Call of Duty Champion, has announced his retirement from the game. He has been part of some major eSports teams. Moreover, he holds the record of having earned the second-highest amount of prize money as a Call of Duty player.
Karma bids farewell to Call of Duty
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Karma is undoubtedly one of the best to have ever played the game. His retirement comes as a bombshell to many. Seattle Surge declared the news via a Twitter post in which Karma thanked his family, teammates, and fans who have had his back all these years.
Damon "Karma" Barlow has chosen to retire from competitive play. Congratulations to without question the greatest of all time. 🐐🐐🐐 pic.twitter.com/iAekHPmwsd
— Seattle Surge (@SeattleSurge) June 4, 2020
Fans flooded Twitter with posts, wanting to know the reason behind his sudden decision. Karma replied stating it was his decision and that he is happy with it. In one of his later tweets, he said he has played the game since 2006 but never come across something like Modern Warfare, which he called a ?nightmare.’
I pray for you all stuck in this nightmare until the new one. Played since COD3 (2006) never seen anything like it!
— Damon B (@DKarma) June 4, 2020
People have been debating about what went wrong with the game. While several players claim that the Battle Royale implemented in the game is where the franchise went wrong, others are of the opinion that the game was wrecked from the beginning.
I think this was something I needed to a do a while ago. Game wasn't really catered to me. Didn't enjoy running around with an mp5 and just had 0 desire to get on and play the game. I was pretty bad tbh and I think they could do better without me. Kind of like how WW2 ended BUT
— Damon B (@DKarma) June 4, 2020
Karma had a few more tweets for his fans where he addressed his reason to leave. He stated that this was something he had planned to do a while ago, but couldn?t. He is no longer interested in the game as he was once.
His teammates and fans reacted to his statements on Twitter. They have wished him luck going forward while also adding how much they’ll miss him. You can read some of the tweets below.
We really did it. Good luck in anything you choose to do brother. You will crush it 🤝@DKarma pic.twitter.com/X3XU5nH772
— OpTic Scump (@scump) June 4, 2020
@DKarma Congratulations, Damon.
You had an incredible career, have built a fantastic legacy, and are a husband/father to a wonderful family.
You really can’t dream to achieve everything you have at this age. Let that sink in.
Looking forward to your continued success.
— Jack “CouRage” Dunlop (@CouRageJD) June 4, 2020
Forever the goat @DKarma was a pleasure playing and winning with you. Too many memories to count 🥺
— OpTic FormaL (@FormaL) June 4, 2020
Damon Barlow. What a legend for real
— brandon (@DashySZN) June 4, 2020
Competitive sports is tiring and exhausting for many. In recent times, several big names have announced that they?d be taking time off from their respective games. Now, to see a legend retire citing the game to be a nightmare makes you question why aren?t the developers catering to what the gamers want.
Will Karma come back?
In his last tweets, hours ago, Karma said he?d be coming back. This is rather contradictory to the previous statements he made. Fans were left wondering what he meant by the tweet.
I'll be back pic.twitter.com/bXS0n03luu
— Damon B (@DKarma) June 4, 2020
He could simply mean to say that he?d be back into the field in some other role. People, in general, believe he is going to take up the role of a coach for a team. Having a legend himself coach a group seems like a dream come true for many.
